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Rights Restoration

There are only two ways you can lose your right to vote under Florida law:

A judge finds that under Florida’s guardianship laws, you are mentally incapacitated with regard to voting.

A court has convicted you of a felony and suspended your civil rights.

Only a court can take away your right to vote. No one else – not a guardian advocate, not an election official, not a caregiver, not a family member nor anyone else has the legal authority to prevent you from voting.

Guardianship

A judge can take away your right to vote if the judge finds that you are mentally incapacitated with respect to voting. If you have been found to be incapacitated but believe your rights, including your right to vote, should be restored, contact Disability Rights Florida to request assistance.

Felony Criminal Conviction

In Florida, a person who has been convicted of a felony and whose civil rights have been suspended, may not vote unless the right to vote has been restored. Help is available to people, including people with disabilities, to pursue the restoration of their rights through the Florida Parole Commission Office of Executive Clemency.